@John ********

great way...to shoot yourself in the foot.

If you didn't already submit proof of location and all your passport pages, consider yourself pretty much screwed.

You can make copies of every page now before you travel and upon your return show the room you're booking when/if asked.

Do not contact them in advance asking permission etc, you're only sealing your fate.

You need to select that particular application, the box on the left.

@Tammi ****

thank you, ~curtsy~. It is a help group, not a spoon feeding group. I think it's pretty clear with a thousand posts on the subject that funds should season 3 months in most cases to be safe.

@Dnatjugweme ***********

thanks for that, I hadn't seen anything in the thread posts with such info

I think your initial thoughts reply will be acceptable. You can even elaborate a bit more with exploring other parts of Thailand after.

Fill in a TDAC arrival form before you leave.

tdac.immigration.go.th

3 months in this group and you haven't come up with a few basic preferred scenarios toward a successful application?

I think you're in a bit of a unique situation, the embassy seems genuinely remorseful, I'd take this opportunity to reply to the email with a single request of what exactly was wrong with your application. As far getting anywhere with them in losing your fee or whatever, it ain't gonna happen, so don't go there. Just simply say thank you for the follow-up answer and ask if they would be so kind as to inform you where your application was weak or failed. Good luck.

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